Warsaw Negotiation Conference 2026

Bringing together students, professionals, and experts from across the globe, the Warsaw Negotiation Conference is the perfect next stop on your negotiation journey.

This student-organised conference is held under the honorary patronage of His Magnificence Piotr Wachowiak, Rector of the Warsaw School of Economics.

AGENDA

Time Session Speakers and Topics
11:00 – 12:30 Workshops (by invitation)
  • Professor Horacio Falcão, INSEAD Business School, United Arab Emirates: Negotiating Unity Without Domination: Sheikh Zayed and the UAE Constitution
13:00 Inauguration
  • Professor Małgorzata Poniatowska-Jaksch, Vice-Dean of the Collegium of Business Administration, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
  • Dariusz Danilewicz, PhD, Institute of Human Capital, Supervisor of the SKN "Negocjator," SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
  • Hanna Kinalska, Małgorzata Wójcik, Coordinators of the Warsaw Negotiation Round 2026, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
13:10 – 13:30 Keynote Speech
  • Professor Philippe Gruca, IESEG School of Management, France: Negotiation Beyond Tactics: Analyzing Culture and Personality
13:30 – 14:30 Negotiations – Industry Perspective
  • Szymon Brach, AstraZeneca Pharma Poland: Beyond the Table: The Four Pillars Behind Every Successful Negotiation
  • Krzysztof Szelerski, Becton Dickinson, Poland: ESG as an Objective Criterion in Healthcare Procurement Negotiations: Decision-making Frameworks and Implications for Tenders
  • Agnieszka Góra, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania: The Mediator's Mandate at the Negotiation Table. What Can a Mediator Do (and What Can’t They Do) for You?
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 15:40 Negotiations – HR Perspective
  • Tina Sobocińska, HR4 Future, Poland: Salary Transparency in Poland – The Employer's Perspective
  • Szymon Skurniak (SGH); Prof. Hanna Kinowska (SGH); Dariusz Danilewicz, PhD (SGH); Miłosz Panaszek (SGH); Karolina Gawron (SGH); Zuzanna Smolińska (SGH), Poland: The Dilemma of Salary Transparency in Generation Z. Information Asymmetry and Negotiation Self-Efficacy vs. Perception of Pay Transparency – Initial Results
15:40 – 16:25 Negotiations – European Perspective
  • Professor Filippo Martini, University of Ferrara, Italy; Frederik Nuehnen, Institute for Global Negotiation, Austria: Mapping the European Negotiation Landscape: Insights from the European Negotiation Conference 2025 (hybrid presentation)
  • Jacek Czaja, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania: The Legal Concept of Bad Faith in Commercial Negotiations – An EU Perspective
16:25 – 16:45 Coffee Break
16:45 – 17:45 Negotiations – AI Perspective
  • Professor Horacio Falcão, INSEAD Business School, United Arab Emirates: Negotiation and AI: Past, Present, & Future
  • Rafał Łabędzki, PhD, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, deepsense.ai, Poland: Can an LLM Help Select a Negotiation Partner's Offer?
  • Joanna Bernacka, MTM Industries, Poland: EGAI: Ethical Management of Artificial Intelligence – From ESG to a Dynamic (Living) Ethical Model
17:45 – 18:15 Judging Negotiation Competitions
  • David C. van der Griend, Reykjavik University, Iceland; Michał Putyra, Rozwojowisko.pl, Poland; Mateusz Motyl, SGH, Poland: Assessing Negotiations: A Review of Evaluation Methods in Negotiation Competitions

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